Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 by Rob

Dune and Ryan Clements gearing up to talk mad crap on the mics all weekend.
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Chris (Dune) Pastras

Good thing I didn't have to write this iPad judging system myself. Our friends hired by Maloof Money Cup - those Reality Check nerds - wrote the whole thing. Friday morning before the Contest was the first time we got to take a look at what they produced from me giving them the full design specs and how to make the interface. Bugs were nearly instantly discovered but the RC nerds quickly fixed them and things were back on point by the time the Contest started 24 hours later.
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Jason Rothmeyer

We took the time to explain the format to everyone. Clem is here with Chris Pfanner, Chima, and AVE.
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Chris Pfanner

Due to this being on live TV, DJ Wade was stuck with a pre-set list of elevator muzak he was allowed to play. You know what's worse than wack ass business owner kooks who yell, "You'll sue me!" when they give you a reason for kicking you out of a spot? Your favorite musicians are worse than that. I can't imagine how dumb and demoralizing it must be working in the music industry.
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DJ Wade

Jason Dill, AVE, and the comeback kid stretching for a possible spot in the Contest. Thrasher said no.
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Jereme Rogers

Behind the scenes in the live TV truck was an amazing thing to watch.

Terry Kennedy was here filming for his new show on BET.
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Terry Kennedy

This dungeon behind the course was my office, shared with Reality Check Kevin, where we were battling kids unplugging our router that ran the whole iPad judging system, possible theft of our gear every time we had to frantically run out to the course to do something, and spilled drink disasters from the course.

Spotted this kid repping hard.

Jeff Pang was on live the whole weekend. It was on Fox Sports, too? Damn.
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Jefferson Pang

Theotis Beasley. I didn't even get to say hi and get my hug because it was so hectic.
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Theotis Beasley

P-Rod didn't ignore the grate. When you do switch tricks like this 360 flip, do you skate your board switch also or do you leave it regular? Looks like P-Rod puts his board switch, too.
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Paul Rodriguez

The skateboard media was insane.

Paul Rodriguez - switch smith.

I guess they found Rohan. We found this sign on the ground.
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Brian Schaefer

These grown ups are the Fuel TV live broadcast crew producing the whole show for the boob tube.

Security wanted a photo. Nicest security out.

Candy ain't cheap here.

These umbrellas caused Paul G from Fuel and I a lot of headaches. They were blocking the TV broadcast, but they were also absolutely crucial to the iPads not overheating and shutting down the Contest. We were both stressing the hell out. By the start of the next day, we had worked out a solution to have shorter umbrellas.

This pile of iPads had me on the verge of heart attack through the entire day on Saturday.

I asked these girls what their job was this weekend and they said, "Look hot."

I watched Luis Tolentino's huge frontside 180 over the five stair rail go down in the back in the live TV truck. They were debating on whether to cut away after he had tried it like five times. Luckily they stayed on until his last try where he made it.
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Luis Tolentino

This is the girl from Entourage and Sopranos. Celebrity madness at this skateboard shindig for sure.

If Keegan still had those Euro ass shorts on, you'd get the ol' nut tunnel in your eye here. You know the gap in the short shorts that always somehow makes a nut show. You know you're not gay, but somehow your eye just gets caught in the nut tunnel and you get stung. Not cool.
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Keegan Sauder

Footage and photos from Maloof Money Cup in Orange County this weekend.

by Rob on Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Several sequences from the Maloof Money Cup NYC 2010.

by Rob on Wednesday, June 09, 2010

After a very hard working weekend, a lot of pro skaters and the grown up industry dudes posted up at the bar, stole some beer, and got a little loose. Brian's quote was, "We got back on the Skatepark of Tampa Party Team in one night."

by Rob on Friday, June 04, 2010

It was check-in and a bunch of admin work on Thursday arriving for the MMC NYC.

by Rob on Saturday, May 08, 2010

Clem and I are on our way to China for the Woodward Grand Opening. On the way, we stopped in Vegas for 12 hours to high five some friends and get some skateboard bid'niss done at the Maloof Money Cup launch party. When I woke up, here's what was in my camera.. We are now in LA on our way to Beijing.